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  2. Aceruloplasminemia - Wikipedia

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    Aceruloplasminemia has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance.. Aceruloplasminemia is caused by a mutation (a five-base pair insertion in exon 7 [3]) in the CP gene, which provides instructions for making a protein called ceruloplasmin, a protein involved in iron transport and processing.

  3. List of hematologic conditions - Wikipedia

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    Condition name ICD-10 coding number Diseases Database coding number Medical Subject Headings Iron-deficiency anemia: D50: 6947: Iron-deficiency anemia (or iron deficiency anaemia) is a common anemia that occurs when iron loss (often from intestinal bleeding or menses) occurs, and/or the dietary intake or absorption of iron is insufficient. In ...

  4. Hereditary haemochromatosis - Wikipedia

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    Haemochromatosis is protean in its manifestations, i.e., often presenting with signs or symptoms suggestive of other diagnoses that affect specific organ systems.Many of the signs and symptoms below are uncommon, and most patients with the hereditary form of haemochromatosis do not show any overt signs of disease nor do they have premature morbidity, if they are diagnosed early, but, more ...

  5. Roystonea regia - Wikipedia

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    In cultivation, Roystonea regia is called the Cuban royal palm or simply the royal palm. In Cuba, the tree is called the palma real or palma criolla. [7] In India, where it is widely cultivated, it is called vakka. [21] In Cambodia, where it is planted as decorative along avenues and in public parks, it is known as sla barang' ("Western palm ...

  6. Iron deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Iron deficiency, or sideropenia, is the state in which a body lacks enough iron to supply its needs. Iron is present in all cells in the human body and has several vital functions, such as carrying oxygen to the tissues from the lungs as a key component of the hemoglobin protein, acting as a transport medium for electrons within the cells in the form of cytochromes, and facilitating oxygen ...

  7. Haemophilia in European royalty - Wikipedia

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    The presence of haemophilia B within the European royal families was well-known, with the condition once popularly known as "the royal disease". The sex-linked X chromosome bleeding disorder manifests almost exclusively in males, even though the genetic mutation causing the disorder is located on the X chromosome and can be inherited from the ...

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  9. List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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    Acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIP Acute intermittent porphyria: ALA DD Doss porphyria/ALA dehydratase deficiency/Plumboporphyria (the disease is known by multiple names) ALD Alcoholic liver disease: ALI Acute lung injury: ALL Acute lymphoblastic lymphoma, acute lymphocytic leukemia: ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: AMD Age-related ...